Mises Institute
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
 
 
The “Economic Power” Canard
Murray N. Rothbard
A well-known type of “private coercion” is the vague but ominous-sounding “economic power.” A favorite illustration of the wielding of such “power” is the case of a worker fired from his job.
 
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The “Libertarians” Who Say the Private Sector Is the Real Threat to Freedom
Ryan McMaken
The classical liberals—especially those of the more radical variety such as Molinari, Bastiat, etc.—saw the state as a far greater threat to freedom than any other organization.
 
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Zoomers: America’s Most Persecuted Minority
 
Reclaiming the future means challenging the status quo.
 
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Chaos Theory
 
Bob Murphy makes the radical case for a stateless society, showing how markets—not governments—can deliver justice and security.
 
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You Created Jobs for Robots?
Do we save human jobs at the expense of more deeply-efficient deliveries of products and services that we love so much?
 
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Taxing Capital Leads to Capital Consumption
Progressive governments want to tax capital gains, which essentially leads to capital consumption.
 
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Syria and Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
Murray Rothbard recognized the enduring relevance of a work by Harry Elmer Barnes—Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace.
 
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Rothbardian Insights on the Political Economy of Mass Media
 
Connor O’Keeffe exposes how the news media distorts reality.
 
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The Dollar Dilemma:
Where to from Here
 
Ron Paul explains how the collapse of sound money threatens global stability. He warns that inflation, debt, and central banking undermine economic freedom and erode trust in the dollar. Dr. Paul defends honest money and currency competition as essential to liberty, prosperity, and lasting peace.
 
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